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Title: 2.6 cats worth getting?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 31 October 2016, 09:12:19
Just that - worth getting 2.6 cats. Ignore the cost, for the purposes of this question they're free (they could well be, actually!) and fitting them on a 2.5.

I know they're meant to be 'inferior' to 2.5/3.0 ones, but I was more concerned about the differences in Lambdas / post / pre-cat 02 sensors etc... is it just a case of 'leaving a couple of sensors unplugged' or is there more to it?


Ta  :y

Title: Re: 2.6 cats worth getting?
Post by: tigers_gonads on 31 October 2016, 11:19:20
Unless you have a 2.6 /3.2, leave them alone  ;)
Title: Re: 2.6 cats worth getting?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 31 October 2016, 11:23:46
Fair dos....

Do you want some as spares?  ;)
Title: Re: 2.6 cats worth getting?
Post by: biggriffin on 31 October 2016, 16:40:51
Er no, 2.5/3.0L are the ones to have. :)
Title: Re: 2.6 cats worth getting?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 31 October 2016, 16:45:50
Fair enough  :y

Ta chaps
Title: Re: 2.6 cats worth getting?
Post by: tigers_gonads on 31 October 2016, 17:24:41
The first thing I did with mine was fit a pair of 3ltr lambda converted cats to my car young J  ;)
Still got the old 3.2 ones here if I ever need to revert  ;)
Title: Re: 2.6 cats worth getting?
Post by: omegod on 31 October 2016, 18:06:08
They are worth £10 each for scrap, otherwise a load of sh*te
Title: Re: 2.6 cats worth getting?
Post by: TheBoy on 31 October 2016, 18:30:46
They have no use. Even if you had a 2.6/3.2, you still want 2.5/3.0 cats on.
Title: Re: 2.6 cats worth getting?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 01 November 2016, 09:33:54
Good stuff  :)
Title: Re: 2.6 cats worth getting?
Post by: Shackeng on 01 November 2016, 09:42:09
I've obviously missed (or more likely forgotten ::)) why the earlier cat setup is better. Please remind me why. :-\
Title: Re: 2.6 cats worth getting?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 01 November 2016, 09:47:20
Its to do with the extra Lambda/02 sensors, isn't it? And it cocks up emissions at MoT time, so the simpler setup the engine's happier. Something like that, anyway.  :D In truth I don't remember  :D ;D
Title: Re: 2.6 cats worth getting?
Post by: tigers_gonads on 01 November 2016, 13:05:21
Pre cats fail on the 2.6 / 3.2 which gives you the dreaded emissions light and the 0420 / 0430 codes  :(
Fit a pair of 2.5 / 3ltr cats with the lambda's fitted and you never get the emissions light bugging you because there is nothing to fail  ;)
My car has been through 2 MOT's while been tested on petrol with absolutely no problem  :y
Also the old cats are better built and a little larger so less restrictive   :y :y
Title: Re: 2.6 cats worth getting?
Post by: Shackeng on 01 November 2016, 14:19:09
 :y